Geography
Physical geography, resources, disasters and urbanisation
Delhi-Dehradun Expressway to cut travel time to 2.5 hours: How it compares with flight and train
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Delhi–Dehradun Expressway on April 14, 2026 The 210-km, 12/6-lane access-controlled expressway cuts travel time ...
Iran and Strait of Hormuz: A lone battle for control
With the outbreak of the U.S.-Iran conflict in early 2026, Iran's decades-long strategic leverage over the Strait of Hormuz has moved from theoretical threat...
U.S. warships transit Strait of Hormuz in mine clearance operation
The US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced that two guided-missile destroyers — USS Frank E. Peterson and USS Michael Murphy — transited the Strait of Hormuz...
Australia Turns to Asia for Fuel, Security as US Distracted
Australia accelerated efforts to secure fuel supplies and deepen defence ties with Asian neighbours as the US became increasingly preoccupied with the Iran w...
Indian LPG tanker crosses Hormuz, first after ceasefire
The Indian-flagged LPG tanker Jag Vikram became the first Indian vessel to traverse the Strait of Hormuz since a 14-day US-Iran ceasefire was implemented, cr...
Work resumes on Bhutan's Punatsangchhu-I hydropower project after 7-year halt
Construction on Bhutan's 1,200 MW Punatsangchhu-I Hydroelectric Project has resumed after a seven-year halt (2019–2026) caused by severe geological challenge...
Israel-Iran war LIVE updates: Iranian delegation in Pakistan for talks with U.S., Vance en route
An Iranian diplomatic delegation, led by Parliamentary Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, arrived in Islamabad for talks with US representatives led by Vice P...
Untimely rains hit wheat procurement amid record harvest hopes
Unseasonal and untimely rains across key wheat-growing states — Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, and Rajasthan — since mid-March 2026 delayed ...
Draft master plan for Great Nicobar Island projects tourism as primary growth driver
A draft master plan for the development of Great Nicobar Island (GNI) has been notified for public suggestions, positioning tourism as the primary economic d...
Trump says U.S. will have Strait of Hormuz 'open fairly soon'
President Donald Trump stated that the United States will have the Strait of Hormuz "open fairly soon," signalling continued pressure on Iran to lift its blo...
Migratory birds pose huge risk to flights, says wildlife body, rejects greenfield international airport plan in Puri
The Wildlife Institute of India (WII) has recommended against the proposed greenfield international airport near Puri, Odisha, citing unacceptably high risk ...
Strong El Niño to emerge in Pacific Ocean after July, says NOAA
The United States' National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has forecast the emergence of a strong El Niño in the Pacific Ocean after July 2026...
Iran leveraging the Strait of Hormuz has roots in history. Here’s what its planning for the future
The ongoing 2026 West Asia conflict — triggered by US-Israel military strikes on Iran — has resulted in Iran effectively closing the Strait of Hormuz to inte...
March 2026 was the fourth-warmest month on record, says European weather agency
March 2026 was the fourth-warmest March on record globally, with temperatures 1.48°C above the pre-industrial average (1850–1900 baseline), according to the ...
Major ports clear 90% cargo backlog amid Hormuz disruptions
India's major ports cleared approximately 90% of the cargo backlog that had accumulated due to disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz caused by the US-Iran war ...
MP tribal women on 'funeral pyres' oppose river linking
On April 9, 2026, thousands of tribal women and children from Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh laid down on symbolic funeral pyres along the Ken River t...
Draft master plan: Tourism, infra push for greenfield city on Great Nicobar Island
A draft master plan for Great Nicobar Island has been released, detailing a major push for tourism infrastructure and a planned greenfield city as part of th...
West Asia conflict: Energy market turmoil could linger for months
Despite the fragile US-Iran ceasefire announced on April 7, 2026, analysts and energy market experts warned that disruption to global energy markets is likel...
Iran-Israel war LIVE: Trump says Iran doing "very poor job" of allowing oil through the Strait of Hormuz
US President Donald Trump warned Iran that the two-week ceasefire (announced April 7, 2026) depends on the Strait of Hormuz being opened "without limitation,...
India finalising agreement to supply oil, gas to Mauritius amid West Asia crisis: Jaishankar
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar announced that India is in the final stages of concluding a government-to-government (G2G) agreement to supply oil an...